Alert archive / Ohio / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this freeze warning at Apr 6, 2012, 6:24 AM EDT for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2012, 6:24 AM EDT (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:49 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
All 30 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
026 WWUS71 KCLE 061024 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 624 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-062000- /O.UPG.KCLE.FZ.A.0003.120407T0400Z-120407T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.120407T0400Z-120407T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120406T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 624 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOW TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT AND OUTLYING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN RECENT NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES MAY BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO AROUND SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. PROLONGED FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN KILL CERTAIN CROPS AND OTHER VEGETATION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
896 WWUS71 KCLE 061253 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 853 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-062100- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120406T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.120407T0400Z-120407T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 853 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING BUT CONTINUES THE FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * LOW TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT AND OUTLYING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN RECENT NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES MAY BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO AROUND SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. PROLONGED FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN KILL CERTAIN CROPS AND OTHER VEGETATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
664 WWUS71 KCLE 061305 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 905 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-062115- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.120407T0400Z-120407T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 905 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOW TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT AND OUTLYING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN RECENT NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES MAY BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. * TIMING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO AROUND SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
112 WWUS71 KCLE 061931 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 331 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-070345- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.120407T0400Z-120407T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 331 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOW TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 25 TO 30. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND OUTLYING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN RECENT NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES MAY BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. * TIMING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO AROUND SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
691 WWUS71 KCLE 070129 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 929 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-070930- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.120407T0400Z-120407T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 929 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOW TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 25 TO 30. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND OUTLYING AREAS WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN RECENT NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES MAY BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. * TIMING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO AROUND SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
236 WWUS71 KCLE 070813 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 413 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-071300- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 413 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOW TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S EARLY THIS MORNING. NEARLY CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD FRONT TO DEVELOP. * TIMING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE PRIOR TO SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
514 WWUS71 KCLE 071249 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 849 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-071400- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120407T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 849 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS. $$
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Ohio, 2012Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.